Faith

This is the faith as the contents of God’s New Testament economy, which all the real believers in Christ hold and fight for.

Holding the Bible as the complete and only divine revelation (2 Tim 3:16; Rev. 22:18-19; Col. 1:25) we strongly believe that God is eternally one and also eternally the Father, the Son, and the Spirit, the three being distinct but not separate (1 Cor. 8:4; Matt. 28:19)

We hold that Christ is both the complete God and the perfect man. Without abandoning His divinity, He was conceived in the womb of a human virgin, lived a genuine human life on earth (Col. 2:9; 1 Peter 2:22; Luke 1:31; Heb 4:15), and died a vicarious and all-inclusive death on the cross (2 Cor. 5:21; Rom. 6:6; Heb. 2:9; John 12:24). After three days He resurrected bodily and has ascended to the heavens. He is now in glory, fully God but still fully man (1 Cor. 15:4; 1 Tim. 2:5; Acts 7:56). We look to His imminent return with the kingdom of God, by which He will reign over the earth in the millennium and in eternity (Rev. 2:17; Heb 10:37; Rev. 11:15).

We confess that the third of the Trinity, the Spirit, is equally God. All that the Father has and is, is expressed by the Son; and all that the Son has and is, is realized as the Spirit (Acts 5:3-4; John 4:24; John 16:13-15).

We further believe that mankind is in need of God’s salvation. Though we were absolutely unable to fulfill the heavy demands of God’s righteousness, holiness, and glory, Christ fulfilled all the requirements through His death on the cross. Because of Christ’s death, God has forgiven us of our sins, justified us by making Christ our righteousness and reconciled us to Himself. Based on Christ’s redemption, God regenerates the redeemed with His Spirit to consummate His salvation, that they may become His children (Rom. 3:13-15; 5:10,18-19; 8:3-4a, 1 Pet. 1:3; John 1:12).

Now possessing God’s life and nature, the believers enjoy a daily salvation in His Body in this age and the eternal salvation in the coming age and in eternity (John 1:12; 1 John 5:12; 2 Pet. 1:4; Phil. 1:19; Mark 10:30). In eternity we will dwell with God in the New Jerusalem, the consummation of God’s salvation of His elect (Rev 21:2-3; 3:12; 4:3; 21:18; John 4:14).

All the main points above are supported by many verses in the Bible. When we hear the faith – the objective faith – something within rises up: there is an infusion from God and an ability in us is produced – we simply believe! We need more and more of such hearing of the faith!

Comments

  • Michael R Colby

    I say Amen.

  • Sheila Richards

    Romans 10:17 So faith comes out of hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ. This is the most clear statement of faith I have ever read!
    1Tim. 1:18-20 This charge I commit to you, my child Timothy, according to the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you might war the good warfare, holding faith and a good conscience, concerning which some, thrusting these away, have become shipwrecked regarding the faith; of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have delivered to Satan that they may be disciplined not to blaspheme. I am one with this faith and all that enter into it. Amen! and Amen!

  • http://lordyouare.blogspot.com p.limanjaya

    wow brother, amen! I’ve been looking for this to post it on my blog :) praise the Lord we can supply God’s riches to one another!

  • Publicoannabelle

    amen!.faith is gift from GOD to us,we unbelieving,but through Christ transfusion & infusion the faith with in us must greater,also by open & humble ourselves to the Lord,to work in us as the law of life,we will be perfect & glorified through this faith..